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Minnesota Hopes For Better Flu Season
The Minnesota Department of Health said there were 201 flu related deaths
during the 2012-13 influenza season. Carol Burgmeyer with Mayo Clinic Health Systems in La Crescent says all employees are well of aware of how bad the flu was last year.
There are now two kinds of vaccines that are not grown in eggs, so people who have a severe egg allergy now have an option. Complications from the flu that can cause serious health concerns include pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections and other conditions.